Shark tagging in the gulf of maine

In a collaborative effort with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, we are deploying tags & receivers on sharks in the Gulf of Maine. The tags allow us to understand baseline species abundance, distribution, and trophic interactions. The receivers allow us to reconstruct broad and fine-scale distributions and habitat use by highly migratory and benthic fishes. Data from these efforts will be used to support fisheries management and provide a baseline that can be used to determine the potential impacts before, during, and after offshore wind turbine construction.

University of Maine & Maine Department of marine resources collaboration

To learn more about about all the monitoring programs in place for offshore wind construction, please check out this link below.